SATELLITE MODE

SATELLITE OPERATION

Amateur satellites receive on one band and transmit on another. This transceiver can handle uplink/ downlink frequency combinations simultaneously as shown below.

 

 

 

UPLINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band

HF ~

144 MHz

430/

1.2 GHz

 

50 MHz

440 MHz

 

HF ~

 

√

√

√

 

50 MHz

 

DOWN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144 MHz

√

 

√

√

LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

430/

√

√

 

√

 

440 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2 GHz

√

√

√

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUP A–2 KEYS

While in the Satellite mode, group A–2 keys are changed as follows.

Action

[A–2]

[M/S]

[T.REV]

 

[TRACE]

[XIT]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the

Move to

Swap

T.REV

 

TRACE

XIT

MAIN

—

key:

A–3

ON/ OFF

ON/ OFF

ON/ OFF

and SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press and

Move to

—

—

—

—

Clear XIT

hold the

group B

offset

key:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M/S

Press to swap the main band frequency with the sub band frequency.

ENTERING THE SATELLITE MODE

1Press [F1] (1 s) until you select group B.

2Confirm that you have selected group B–1.

•If B–1 is not selected, press [F1] until you select B–1.

3Press [SATL].

T.REV

While the TRACE function is ON, press to toggle the Trace Reverse function ON or OFF.

TRACE

Press to switch the Trace function ON or OFF.

XIT

Press to switch the XIT function ON or OFF. Press and hold to clear the XIT offset frequency.

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